yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] dheeraj (dhlalit11):
when you will open the zip you will see tar files

ok lets be on the topic this means you have not installed tar files

download Kies latest version and install it

close it completely

open Odin and select files

boot mobile into download mode and connect it (do this after opening odin)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Galaxy_Addict:
already installed latest kies...closed it from task manager

tried doing that...yes there are tar files in the archive

i 'll try doing this on another laptop and let u know if it works
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Galaxy_Addict:
i finally found d problem....it is the msm7x27 missing on my laptop

its bcoz i recently upgraded to windows 8 pro 64 bit...it will work on any other pc running 7

the problem is resolved but still i want those drivers for windows 8 pro x64..if u found them please let me know ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Jonous:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid&hl=en

Has anyone managed to make it work? I've been trying using Easy UMS but no luck. Has anyone had any success and if yes please shed some light :)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Hi I'm the developer of DriveDroid.

I've been mailing some people who also have trouble with the Galaxy Note 2 and booting their PC with DriveDroid. Some background: the option 'USB Mass Storage' in DriveDroid sets the USB-mode to "mass_storage" (which is needed for your PC to be able to boot from your phone). The default USB-mode for Galaxy Note 2 devices is "mtp". This is no problem on most devices I've tried. Those devices also have a default setting of "mtp", but DriveDroid can change that and it'll work for most of them. Even after reconnecting the USB cable the settings will stay like it is.

However on the Galaxy Note 2, when the cable is reconnected (or the PC is rebooting) the setting will be forcefully set by the Galaxy Note 2 rom: it overrides the setting that is set by DriveDroid. You can check this by going to the preferences of DriveDroid -> check USB Mass Storage -> leave the preferences screen -> unplug and replug your usb cable -> go back to the preferences: you'll see that the option is now unchecked. Usually that option should be remembered across disconnects of USB.

This is quite annoying when you want to boot from your phone, since it'll reset the setting right after your PC has rebooted (which is when your bios needs the USB device to boot from).

I'm working with someone else on a hacky way to work around this problem, but we'll have to see whether it is actually solvable.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Jonous:
Many thanks for your very informative reply. I hope you can find a workaround. I guess we have to thank Samsung for all this trouble they have caused both users and devs by doing away with the mass storage option. Anyway good luck and i'll surely buy you a beer once you're there ;).
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hmepas:
Hey, FrozenCow, thanks for the realisation of the awesome idea! As a sys. admin, I find this feature really usefull. Shame it's not working on my Samsun S3. I have OTA JB update, rooted.

The problem as you said is dropping UMS when PC reboots, it's not like it's droping back to MTP, but it's just disconnecting from PC when PC reboot, and BIOS wont see my UMS drives, I managed few times to see them in BIOS setup, so I even managed to configured them, but any time I do reboot, it's lost. Some how there is should be a workaround to make this UMS persistant as a normal flash card.

Or probably it's me doing something wrong.

Looking forward to see this awesome piece of software got an update. Just can't say how cool it would be to just hold collection of bootable flash cards in my pocket which is always with me.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
You could try to enable UMS from DriveDroid and reboot the phone. I've heard on Reddit that that seemed to have worked for them. However I do not know whether this could also be ROM related, but it is worth a try.

Here is the thread about the SGS3: reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1865c5/drivedroid_boot_a_pc_using_isoimg_files_on_your/c8c4pa6

(I'm not allowed to post urls)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hmepas:
Well somehow it's worked (did UMS in DriveDroid settings, then Rebooted). Not any time it's works, sometime my PC just hangs while trying to initialize USB Storage, not on every PC it's works at all, but yeah, even if it's works sometime its good to have that feature in the pocket incase i'll be caught offguard in need to fix something.

Thanks for the tip and for software.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Axelman8:
I will try this tonight. Will report back asap.

Regards

Axelman
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Hmm, so it's still not stable. It's an annoying problem. What rom are you (all) using? It might be good to know whether you're running stock or something like CyanogenMod. I suspect the stock rom of doing extra stuff (like resetting USB settings) when USB is connected , but I need some confirmations on that ;).
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hmepas:
Model number: GT-I9300

Android 4.1.1

Baseband version: I9300XXELJ2

Kernel

3.0.31-500022

se.infra@SEP-113#

SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 29 11:12:09 KST

Build number

JRO03C.I9300ZSDLK4

I think i upgraded it once over the air, then i rooted it by CF Auto Root so auto update not works atm says phone is modefied. So its yeah, stock rom with root.

Most of the time I am pretty happy with it. You suggest me go on the loose and flash some custom roms in which DroidDrive should works better?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] M4cr0s:
This app looks incredily interesting and usefull. I have so many bootable usb flash drives for different purposes that I can't quite keep track of them all :D I hope it can eventually be made fully functional with the Note II/S3, until then - d'oh @ Samsung!

-Mac
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] woaloo:
Great app ! Many thanks for your job.

Bad luck for I9300 users. I also have one. I will try asap your app. Maybe when using EasyUMS it could be able to boot a PC from phone.

I'll give you feedback soon.

Before I had this thing:

http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00...SIN=B0069UVAHW&linkCode=as2&tag=amazon0d16-21

with Acronis true image, UBCD, DSL, Ubuntu, and WinPE. Working great.

But if my S3 can do the same think, it could be wonderful.

PS 1: @FrozenCrow: If you need french translation, I'm your man !

PS 2: Your app NEED to be on XDA Portal ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
DriveDroid should do somewhat the same what EasyUMS does with the UMS-checkbox in DriveDroids preferences. The problem I think is timing/resetting state that some devices seem to be doing. It resets and does it too slow, so the bios is already loading before it is done resetting. (Completely made up, I haven't tested such a device myself)

I've considered translations before, but didn't go through with it, since I was afraid releases would get stalled by incomplete translations (not sure how it works exactly though). Anyway, I want DriveDroid to be somewhat more stable/feature-complete for people before doing translations.

Good idea about XDA portal. I'm going to release a new version soon. I'll tip xda-developers after that version has proven to be stable.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] cometti:
Dude, firstly thanks for the JEWEL program!

I wonder if you can create NTFS partitions to install Windows 8 or any other alternative?

I think if I do that, will win MANY thousands of followers.

Thanks again
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Well, NTFS is a closed and complex filesystem. There are tools/modules that support NTFS, but those will be hard to use from DriveDroid since they are native (depending on arm/x86). Implementing it myself in Java is quite an undertaking.

You can just format a blank disk through Windows with any filesystem you want. This is what I've done to get a Windows install disk running from DriveDroid: http://softwarebakery.com/windows-install-on-drivedroid

What I'm working on atm is support for true CDROM emulation. It should allow you to use all ISOs as-is, since the bios/OS sees the device as a normal CDROM drive. This way you don't have to convert the ISO to a format that is compatible with USB (so formatting with NTFS will not be needed). The problem is that this requires a kernel patch to allow DriveDroid to enable CDROM emulation and another patch to fix a incompatibility that caused BIOSes to not recognize the CDROM drive correctly. This patch was just accepted 4 days ago for CyanogenMods kernel for the i9000.

When I've added support for this in DriveDroids menus, I can try to apply the patches to kernels of other devices, let some people test the kernel and submit the patches to CyanogenMod. Hopefully the more popular devices can get support for true CDROM emulation that way. It *should* be better than letting DriveDroid format images if it all works as planned.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] cometti:
Phenomenal idea, my friend ... Very good indeed!

I asked about NTFS disk size for Windows 8 is greater than 4 GB, making it impossible to use in DriveDroid since he only accepts partitioning Fat (3999MB).

One suggestion, why not create an official thread on XDA here the program to provide support or get help with other people?

Your program is VERY helpful and make sure the buy!

Thank you immensely!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Yes, FAT32 isn't great. I've formatted my external SDcard with ext4, so I can put Windows 8 on it (installed my PC with DriveDroid+UEFI recently). Problem with this approach (on CyanogenMod at least) is that it doesn't automatically mount the SDcard anymore, so I have to go to the terminal to mount the filesystem agian after every boot of the phone. Not ideal, but could be a workaround for you too.

Well, I'm not familiar with posting on xda, what subforum do you suggest to post in?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] cometti:
Well, I recommend that you create a new topic in this link> http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=530 explaining about the program and inviting staff to test it and help in its development. There's plenty of people here who will be able to help you in major problems and suggest possible solutions.

Any questions, see some other topic to understand more or less how it works, but it is easy, do not worry!

When you create, post the link here for me to put on the favorite and follow!

Good luck friend
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] diosemperador:
Hi im using drivedroid since today (Samsung GT-I9000B) and its great but it doesnt work with ISOs i donwloaded (xmbcubuntu and geexbox from the download option) when i selected the iso it doenst mark it as mounted and i cant see it on the pc .

Althougt on the background it does seems to work, here a logcat :

drivedroid: > (echo "" > "/sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun1/file"); ERROR=$?; echo; echo "###$ERROR"

drivedroid: <

drivedroid: < ###0

drivedroid: > (cat "/sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun1/file"); ERROR=$?; echo; echo "###$ERROR"

drivedroid: <

drivedroid: < ###0

drivedroid: > exit

drivedroid: > (echo 0 > "/sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun1/ro"); ERROR=$?; echo; echo "###$ERROR"

drivedroid: <

drivedroid: < ###0

drivedroid: > exit

drivedroid: > (echo "/emmc/images/geexbox-3.0-i386.iso" > "/sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun1/file"); ERROR=$?; echo; echo "###$ERROR"

drivedroid: <

drivedroid: < ###0

drivedroid: > (cat "/sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun1/file"); ERROR=$?; echo; echo "###$ERROR"

drivedroid: < /storage/sdcard1/images/geexbox-3.0-i386.iso

drivedroid: <

drivedroid: < ###0

drivedroid: > exit

drivedroid: > (getprop sys.usb.config); ERROR=$?; echo; echo "###$ERROR"

drivedroid: < mass_storage,adb

drivedroid: <

drivedroid: < ###0

drivedroid: > exit

So for what i understand should have worked but the usb icon doesnt change and on the Pc i cant see it

But not all is lost , i add the 'images' of /sdcard and /emmc ( pionting to /dev/block/vold/179:X ) and that worked ok so now i can mount and unmount sdcard and emmc at will ,usb icon on app show ok for this

¿what can i be doing wrong? i suppose that the iso i downloaded (from the app itself) are on the right format or not? i will be doing some check on the ISOs later (im at work right now)

Thanks for your work!
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] tithefug:
Verizon Galaxy Note II

Hello,

I'm trying to use this with the stock, deodexed, rooted ROM for my Verizon Galaxy Note II. I tried disabling/reenabling UMS, rebooting the device, the SGS3 Easy UMS app to no avail.

I have a BIOS password set on my laptop, that actually may/may not be helping as it pauses there for a bit while I type the password. This should allow me to do whatever steps necessary on the phone to make this work.

Any suggestions?

PS - I just downloaded the latest CM10.1 nightly to check to see if this helps at all.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] cometti:
Author?????
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Sorry to not respond here. I missed the notifications in my mail.

@cometti Thanks! I'll post it there once the new version is out. It *should* help some more people and also finally comes with CD-rom support (this is already implemented).

@diosemperador I'm not entirely sure of the problem you're describing, but if you look at the disk in Windows' Explorer, it does indeed always show it as a 'unformatted' disk when using one of the downloaded images. This is because Windows does not recognize hybrid images very well and suggests to format the disk with a Windows-compatible filesystem (FAT or NTFS). However you should be able to see the changes show in 'Disk Management' (right-mouse on My Computer -> Manage... -> Disk Management). It should show one partition for that disk if I remember correctly.

Booting *should* also work. However if it does not, UMS might be not set up correctly. To fix this you can try rapidly enable and disable UMS from within DriveDroid. I've heard from some people that this method works for them. I first heard that enabling and disabling UMS and rebooting the phone helped, but it seems that it was only the rapidly changing of UMS that did the job.

@tithefug Do you see a CD device or an USB device in Windows. If you see a CD device, there is a problem I can't help with atm (needs a change in the kernel). If you see a USB device, you can also try the method of rapidly enabling/disabling UMS. Hopefully it helps, but again, I can't be certain of this.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] diosemperador:
Thanks for your answer , i was quiet busy this days and i could update my question , in a few words DriveDroid works PERFECTLY.

The longer answer is as you mention that windows didnt recognize the the disk but at boot up time everything works ok, and for the icon problems it was that i use as folder for de ISOs /emmc/ (shortcut) instead of /storage/sdcard0/ and the value saved in the lun0 file its /storage... and not /emmc...

Thanks again and wish we could see that cdrom like feature soon.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Awesome, I guess I'll have to fix that icon problem too (by resolving symlinks). I hope to have enough time the next two days to publish a new version and do the post on XDA's app-subforum.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Jonous:
Απ: [APP] DriveDroid

Wow I hadn't tried your app since my first post. I just booted successfuly into linux!! You managed to overcome the ums issue! Great work!!! :D
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Good to hear! I'm still not sure what the exact fix is, but next version will try another method :P.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Zoot Allures:
Works fine on GT-i9300 Galaxy S3

Hi all, hi FrozenCow,

Have to be on G+ to comment on the Market... bummer! And you haven't open a proper topic for your app. ;) Have to give some feedback here, sorry for OT.

Congrats for this idea and most of all, well made.

Fell on your app by chance, looking for informations about a friends Galaxy Nexus. After a few minutes reading, I went on the market and bought it even before really trying it on my i9300 S3 because I own a I9100 too that could do it (see my signature for the FW, both latest Wanamlite wich I don't really measure (or forgot) what differences with stock FW now). Even if it hadn't work for now, the promising idea worth the cost.

Later back home with WiFi to easy download some of your linked ISO, with the former version (installed Saturday —0.70?— and before Sunday's update —0.75), it worked with no problem with the Galaxy S3 and its "MTP only" way (when DriveDroid's UMS is enabled, both checkboxes in the regular S3 USB panel have no marks).

I was just amazed how easy it was after only a few trial & error to manage the UI, spent the night installing various Linux just for fun.

FIY, desktop motherboard is Asus Maximum V Gene BIOS 1604 and cable used is the one shipped with the device —didn't tried with the tiniest one that was shipped with S2.

ToDo for later:

Working on pure CD format (like DaemonTool) maybe dmg files friendly DriveDroid would make it really complete toolbox in the pocket.

About the translation (yeah, later, I heard), Crowdin seems a nice way, easy to use for a non-developper. Count me in for French.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] FrozenCow:
Alright, I said I would do a real thread on xda. Finally started one. Sorry that is took so long, DriveDroid got a boost in popularity it seems and I'm getting quite a lot of emails. A central thread is indeed the better way to communicate. So here we go:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39293985

@Zoot

Yes, G+ for comments... what are they thinking? I still can't even reply to the comments. It's not yet a good system to get feedback (positive is nice, but I also see questions in those comments... no way to answer them :-/ ) So yea, I don't like it too.

Good to hear it worked out-of-the-box on the S2 and S3! I never can guarantee that it works, since the responses are so varying (and I usually only get negative responses through email :P). Always great to hear people enjoying it.

I have no experience with dmg (yet), so I don't know how they work exactly. The wiki also doesn't give much info on ISO compatiblity, but it seems like it needs to be converted. If Daemon Tools (or other image tools) can load a dmg file (don't know if it does), then I think DriveDroid can too with correct kernel support.

Yea, translation... I keep holding that off. It takes the velocity out of development for me atm (especially with a lot of languages). Also, I'm Dutch, but I absolutely hate technical apps that try to translate anything technical to Dutch. DriveDroid is full of technicalities, so I'm wary to translate too. Atm I like that I can just tell people to use 'USB Mass Storage (UMS)' option or to 'Send support email' without confusion... I need to direct people to those two options a lot atm ;). When things have stabilized I will indeed take a look at Crowdin (or any other collaborative translation service). It does look good though.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Zoot Allures:
I followed up with my feed-back on your new topic.

For all the new coming features, there will be time, DriveDroid is already a nifty tool as is. Dank u.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Superlion721:
It depends also on the Kernel. I have a custom kernel on a touchwiz based rom (Phoenix V12 on the S5 with the Phoenix kernel). However, I know that other people using other kernels have been able to connect as UMS. I guess the app in itself isn't really the issue for the specific point (CD drive instead of USB device).

By the way, other similar apps will show the same CD drive so don't bother, but instead use a compatible kernel. Just ask the developers if their kernels are compatible or even suggest them if that's something they can "fix" in their own kernels.

I hope it helps.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Alphaom8ga1234:
Hi Jonous..

dont suppose you could point me in the right direction to get drivedroid going, bit of a newbie..

got a galaxy note 8 , running lightROM android 7.1.1, is rooted.. gets as far as connecting to pc then comes up with an "no hostings devices"...

can try all 3 android/kernels avaliable with no sucsess. any ideas please?

---------- Post added at 09:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:27 PM ----------

upon reading more of the thread, thinking its kernel related as believe ive a custom kernel...no idea if this can be easily rectfied/work on this rom/kernel?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] HEngine:
Hi,

I am using Xiaomi mi 9 (cepheus) and DriveDroid not working, in the USB system I can only click on standard android and after that phone disconnected from the PC (as expected) but it will connect as mobile device and in the boot menu it is not possible to find it.

Can someone help me please?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] max8824:
hello

i was putting ultimate hd rom onto my neo v.

everything was going fine..

until the 2nd last step

where i have to wipe battery stats clean.. by mistake i chose the frst option n wiped smthin else and the phone rebooted.

now wen i tried entering into recovery again i cudnt start it ...n cannot goto recovery mode too by pressing the volume-down button

plz help me

the phone starts but dsnt go beyong sony logo ..

plz help and advise me how to correct this stff..:crying::crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Ghostfreak NB:
You might have formatted system! Hence you're not able to boot into cwm!

Now you can unbrick your phone through flashtool like how you rooted or try Sus by Sony!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] max8824:
thnx..it wrked..

mods plz close this thread.:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Ghostfreak NB:
You can use the thanks button instead! Mate

A post just saying thanks isn't needed!

That's why the button is there! ;)

And btw I'm glad it worked!

Next time remember the steps! It 'll help you to be independent
[Nexus 4 Accessories] tomhub389:
Let me start by saying the Diztronic TPU is amazing and absolutely perfect in every way, except one. The top and bottom chrome bezel are getting scratched by the sharp edges of the case. It's not from dirt and dust or just rubber marks, they're actual little scratches. I'm looking to buy one of the "S-Line" cases (on amazon because I have gift card credit). Others have mentioned that the edge is not as sharp on these and I do not mind the buttons being harder to press. Are the i-Blason and Cimo brands essentially the same or what? The i-Blason looks a little more refined and is rated better. Thanks!

edit: forgot, I have an Ionic guardian and it's great as well, but just too pocket sticky for me. Definitely is great protection though.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Lownita:
The bezel is so weak it even scratches by sliding the phone in and out of your pocket. So, not a big deal imho!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FatalityBoyZahy:
My Diztronic case hasn't scratched my bezel? lol
[Nexus 4 Accessories] sn0warmy:
I've read threads of many other people complaining about the same issue. Even the Diztronic store on amazon has complaints of it. I remember having this issue with their cases on my Galaxy Nexus as well.

If your bezel isn't scratched yet, consider yourself lucky.

However, aside from that the Diztronic is the most solid TPU case you will find.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] BravoMotorola:
This case will not actually scratch the phone, but dirt and dust will.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] tomhub389:
I disagree, my phone simply does not get exposed to dirt or sand that would scratch. Take of the case and rub your finger just inside the top and bottom inside edge of it. It's fairly sharp for TPU
[Nexus 4 Accessories] BravoMotorola:
TPU is just plastic, it won't scratch other plastic. That would be a horrible feature for a case lol.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] FatalityBoyZahy:
Feels like any other case? lol